Strip #44

All I can really say about this strip is something I didn’t notice until I was coloring it on computer:

In the first panel, I tried to depict Peter going through some sort of martial arts “solo sparring exercise.” Since I didn’t use any reference materials, though, Peter instead looks like he’s a bit on the constipated side. Yeah… that wasn’t QUITE what I was trying to portray. Whoops on my part!

Hey,just because Kylar is gay doesn’t mean he is a slut! The guy has standards.. besides he is in a loving monogamous relationship — it wouldn’t be in his nature. He’s very old-fashioned in that sense. =p

I have a feeling it’s someone we already know. conjecture time!:
-Sesame? Well, we know she’s trying to avenge her clan or family or something, I’m a little confused sometimes.
-Kibbles? She trained under the wizard, Winsley the Great, but we don’t really know her family heritage… possibly. However, she is about to go on trial, so I doubt it.
-Clair? Her family heritage would be interesting, but even if she truly is nobility it would be difficult for these individuals to know that, and even more so to be looking for her.
-Farron? If he’s royalty, his lifestyle has been eluding his former life to that end, and for that purpose.
-Mason? We know more about his family than most of our heroes. Very highly doubt it.
-Proto? IT’S GOTTA BE HIM!!!

It would be just as interesting if any of our protagonists were mistaken for this missing person of nobility.

I’m probably going out on a limb here but judging by the guards reaction to seeing Kibbles I have a feeling it just may be her.. or a look alike. The whole trial thing might just be an excuse to get her to the royal court.

I choose to not take that order at face value, sadly Kylar has the personality traits to be easily “used as a pawn”, he is eager to prove his worth, honest, loyal, and zealous to a fault.

The prince obviously knows much more then he is letting on, the way his guard stares knowing towards him.

I think the “noble” in question will be Claire, of course she may just “look” very similar to an actual noble, or this could all be entirely fabricated and there is no missing noble at all. All in a means to get her to the palace (possibly all linking back to Proto or her pod or both.)

In a twist I suppose it could be Dante as a way of getting her back into the plot but it would surprise me greatly if that were the case. It could also be Mason I suppose because honestly at this point I don’t know how he is going to “reconnect” with the rest of the cast.

Hmm, he’s being quite brief for such an important mission such as finding lost nobility. Either he’s hiding something, or this isn’t just about finding lost nobility… or he’ll go more into detail in the next page and I’m just being to hasty. But I mean, look at him! He just gives a sorta… “untrustworthy guy of power that will be a pain in the tail later on in the adventure” vibe.

Hey,just because Kylar is gay doesn’t mean he is a slut! The guy has standards.. besides he is in a loving monogamous relationship — it wouldn’t be in his nature. He’s very old-fashioned in that sense. =p